Deviance

Today is the last lecture of my deviance module. It is a real enlightenment after attending this lecture. After all, I have been constantly bombarded with theories every week relating to deviance so much so that I’m not sure which theory leads to the development of the next theory… What is deviance and crime to you my fellow pals? After going through this module you will have a totally different perspective of crime and deviance. One cannot study crime and deviance without studying structural realities. Why is homosexual considered a deviant act? It is often taken for granted in people, for the sociologists they move away from the takens for granted and have an inquisitive mind over these phenomenons. Of all the theories that are presented to me, I favors David Matza’s concept on delinquency drift the most. Criminals are not always criminals. Even the hardest criminals will not totally abandoned mainstream values. In fact, they are oscillating between these two value systems- mainstream values and subculture values. Take CSY’s case as an example, the person that performed the “gross act” maybe considered a deviant to us. But he also subscribe to conventional values like having a job, attend education before etc. In a way he is not deviant all the time. So what makes a criminal a criminal? Also a question for you guys to think about, what make law abiding a difficult task to attain than breaking laws???